ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C 2026/27
Completed
Zambia
142/9
(20.0 ov)
VS
Nigeria
146/1
(14.5 ov)
Nigeria won by 9 wickets
Match 6 · T20 · 21 Oct 2026
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1, Abuja
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b Abdullahi Ismail | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
c K Boniface b Abdullahi Ismail | 82 | 44 | 6 | 7 |
c Selim Salau b CM Akachukwu | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
c IO Okpe b SA Okpe | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
st Ali Rahmon b K Boniface | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
c R Abdulkareem b P Aho | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
c K Boniface b IO Okpe | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
c I Danladi b Abdullahi Ismail | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c Abdullahi Ismail b IO Okpe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Extras 13 (wd 4, nb 2, b 5, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P Aho (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
IO Okpe (1wd, 1nb) | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
CM Akachukwu (1wd, 1nb) | 2.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
SA Okpe (1wd) | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
run out (JV Chand/Zakir Husain Patel) | 50 | 39 | 4 | 2 |
not out | 90 | 47 | 3 | 9 |
not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 2 (wd 1, nb 1, b 0, lb 0) · Target 143
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Ismail Kara (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Javid Patel (1nb) | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
I Danladi · Nigeria | 119 |
Ismail Kara · Zambia | 102 |
Abdullahi Ismail · Nigeria | 83 |
Selim Salau · Nigeria | 66 |
IO Okpe · Nigeria | 58 |
K Boniface · Nigeria | 41 |
Jakir Patel · Zambia | 26 |
SA Okpe · Nigeria | 25 |
CM Akachukwu · Nigeria | 25 |
P Aho · Nigeria | 25 |
R Abdulkareem · Nigeria | 8 |
Ayaz Dadabhai · Zambia | 6 |
Soyeb Pendi · Zambia | 5 |
Shadreck Malama · Zambia | 4 |
Ali Rahmon · Nigeria | 4 |
JV Chand · Zambia | 3 |
Zakir Husain Patel · Zambia | 3 |
Javid Patel · Zambia | 3 |
R Lungu · Zambia | 2 |
Vasmiakram Chand · Zambia | 1 |
Joshep Zulu · Zambia | 0 |
VD Adewoye · Nigeria | 0 |
Nigeria won by 9 wickets
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